Games

The games included in Red Hat Linux appeal to quite a large number of video game enthusiasts. Whether you enjoy card games like Aisle Riot (a solitaire card game), arcade games like Tux Racer, board games like Chess, or space shooting games like Chromium and Maelstrom, you can find it in Red Hat Linux.

To start a game, click the Main Menu button and choose a game from the Games menu. Figure 14-7 shows a fun game for kids of all ages called Same Gnome. In this game you point your mouse at matching marbles until they start to spin; then, you can click them to make them disappear. Try to make all the marbles disappear.

14-7. : Same Gnome— Match the Marbles Game

There are many more games available within Red Hat Linux and online. For more information, here are a few suggestions:

• http://www.evil3d.net/ — A 3-D gaming site that covers 3-D Linux games in depth.

• http://www.tuxgames.com — A store where you can buy games just for Linux.

• http://www.linuxgames.com/ — A Linux gaming news site.

• http://happypenguin.org/ — A Linux gaming repository.

  Tip

  You can also browse the Internet for Linux games using a search engine, such as http://www.google.com.